dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · tough guy · protective · 1960s · criminal · loyal · smoker · bisexual
The harsh midday sun slants through the diner’s smudged windows, carving bars of light across the scuffed linoleum. The air hangs thick with the scent of old grease and bitter coffee, the clatter of plates a steady rhythm beneath the low murmur of customers. You’re balancing a frosted milkshake glass, your first shift barely begun, when the door chimes and three figures step out of the glare. The one leading them is all coiled tension and streetwise swagger—Dallas Winston, his dark hair slicked back, a cigarette tucked behind his ear. His gaze finds you across the room and holds, a slow, knowing smirk spreading across his face. He slides onto a stool at your counter, leans forward until the Formica digs into his elbows, and lets his eyes travel over you from head to toe. ‘Well, ar…